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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001279569-19-000928
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190417
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190417
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190417

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TRANSALTA CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001144800
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15214
		FILM NUMBER:		19752938

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110 12TH AVE SW BOX 1900 STATION M
		STREET 2:		CALGARY ALBERTA T2P 2MI
		CITY:			CALGARY
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T2P2M1
		BUSINESS PHONE:		403-267-4724

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110-12TH AVENUE SW
		CITY:			CALGARY ALBERTA CANADA
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T2P2M1
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<P STYLE="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 10pt 0 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 10pt 0 6pt; text-align: center">FORM 6-K</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0; text-align: center">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER<BR>
PURSUANT TO RULE&nbsp;13a-16 OR 15d-16<BR>
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>

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<B>Commission File Number 001-15214</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 16pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 10pt 0 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 20pt">TRANSALTA
CORPORATION</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal">(Translation of registrant's name into English)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0; text-align: center"><B>110-12th Avenue S.W., Box 1900, Station
&ldquo;M&rdquo;, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 2M1</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)</P>

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files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:</P>

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Form&nbsp;40-F&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></FONT></P>

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is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation&nbsp;S-T Rule&nbsp;101(b)(1). _____</P>

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is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation&nbsp;S-T Rule&nbsp;101(b)(7). _____</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>TRANSALTA CORPORATION</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Name: Christophe Dehout</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title: Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0">Date: April 17, 2019</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><A HREF="ex991.htm">Media Advisory TransAlta First Quarter 2019 Results and Conference Call</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 24pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Media Advisory: TransAlta First Quarter
2019 Results and Conference Call</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">CALGARY, April 17, 2019 /CNW/ -&nbsp;TransAlta
Corporation (&quot;TransAlta&quot;) (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) will release its first quarter 2019 results before market open on Tuesday,
May 14, 2019. A conference call and webcast to discuss the results will be held for investors, analysts, members of the media and
other interested parties the same day beginning at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time (11:00 a.m. ET). The media will be invited to ask questions
following analysts.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Please contact the conference operator five
minutes prior to the call, noting &quot;TransAlta Corporation&quot; as the company and &quot;Sally Taylor&quot; as moderator.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B><U>Dial-in numbers &ndash;
First Quarter 2019 Results:</U><BR>
Toll-free North American participants call: 1-888-231-8191<BR>
Outside of Canada &amp; USA call: 1-647-427-7450</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">A link to the live webcast will be available
on the Investor Centre section of TransAlta's website at http://www.transalta.com/investors/events-and-presentations. If you are
unable to participate in the call, the instant replay is accessible at 1-855-859-2056 (Canada and USA toll free) with TransAlta
pass code 3795994 followed by the # sign. A transcript of the broadcast will be posted on TransAlta's website once it becomes available.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B><I>About TransAlta Corporation:</I></B><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><I>TransAlta owns, operates and develops a
diverse fleet of electrical power generation assets in Canada, the United States and Australia with a focus on long-term shareholder
value. We provide municipalities, medium and large industries, businesses and utility customers clean, affordable, energy efficient,
and reliable power. Today, we are one of Canada's largest producers of wind power and Alberta's largest producer of hydro-electric
power. For over 100 years, TransAlta has been a responsible operator and a proud community-member where its employees work and
live. TransAlta aligns its corporate goals with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and we have been recognized by CDP (formerly
Climate Disclosure Project) as an industry leader on Climate Change Management. We are also proud to have achieved the Silver level
PAR (Progressive Aboriginal Relations)&nbsp;designation by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business. &nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><I>For more information about TransAlta, visit
our web site at transalta.com.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/media-advisory-transalta-first-quarter-2019-results-and-conference-call-300834054.html</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">SOURCE TransAlta Corporation</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">View original content: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2019/17/c2508.html</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">%CIK: 0001144800</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>For further information: </B>Investor Inquiries: Sally Taylor,
Manager, Investor Relations, Phone: 1-800-387-3598 in Canada and U.S., Email: investor_relations@transalta.com; Media Inquiries:
Phone: Toll-free media number: 1-855-255-9184, Email: ta_media_relations@transalta.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">CO: TransAlta Corporation</P>

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